Sadly, bikes are often stolen, and police departments don't often use their limited resources to try to track them down.

Lock your bike well

Read our "Best Practices" guide to locking your bike and all its components.

Register your bike pre-theft

In the unhappy event that your bike gets stolen, you want to get as much information as possible to the police. The National Bike Registry (NBR) is here to help. Register your bike(s) with them through the BTA site, and 30% of registration fees go to the BTA!

Register your bike(s) with NBR.

Check to see if your bike is on eBay

The Police often collect stolen bikes and then auction them off if they're not claimed. BikePortland.org explains what's up and how to look for your bike.

Learn about Portlander Michael Jones's free service to search sites such as Craigslist and eBay for your bike.

Register your bike post-theft

Jonathan Maus has created a place to post a report about a stolen bike on his blog, BikePortland.org. Getting lots of eyes about town could help you recover your bike!  You can also sign up for a weekly e-mail listing stolen bikes, if you want to be part of the "eyes on the street."  Portlanders have recovered several bikes this way already!

Visit and tell your story or sign up for stolen bike registry.